Minnestar

⏰ Reminder: Tomorrow, we're digging into how AI is reshaping funding, valuation, and financials for tech founders. Bring your questions and join Garrett Lauderdale (Idea Fund of La Crosse) & Dan Kinsella (MESA) for a candid convo. 🗓️ Tue, Oct 27 | Noon–1 PM CT Save your seat: luma.com/xjnt5i6f

Need a change of scenery and some good company while you work? Join us at Coco for a free day of coworking + community on Wednesday, November 4! Bring your laptop, tackle your to-do list, connect with fellow techies, and enjoy a little community along the way. 🔗 luma.com/minnestar-co...

T-minus 7 hours until 7 demos take the #Minnedemo stage! 🤓 7 demos. 7 minutes each. 0 slides. 100% live tech. Minnedemo42 kicks off at 7 PM tonight at the Ordway — but the fun starts well before that. Come early. Stay late. Get your geek on. 🎉 All the info 👉 events.humanitix.com/minnedemo42

#MNtech is taking over St. Paul TOMORROW! Come early. Stay late. Or come whenever you can — just show up curious and get your geek on. 🤓 🌳 3:30 PM / Innovation @ the Park 🤝 5:30 PM / Minnedemo networking 🎤 7:00 PM / Demos begin 🍻 10:00 PM / Wild AI Afterparty 🎟️ events.humanitix.com/minnedemo42

Wondering what Minnedemo is all about? Ashley Sarne joined us last year and documented her experience from start to finish — from the people, food and energy to the demos themselves. Take a peek, then come see it for yourself this Thursday at the Ordway! 🎉

🫶 A huge thank you to our sponsors for making Minnestar events possible and keeping them community-centered, free, and open to all — especially as we gear up for #Minnedemo on Thursday! We’re grateful for every longtime partner and new supporter. Show ’em some love 👇 minnestar.org/support-us/o...

🚨 MORE MINNEDEMO SEATS JUST OPENED UP! Big news: we’ve unlocked the balcony at the Ordway for Minnedemo42 THIS Thursday, Oct 1 in St. Paul! If you missed out earlier, or have a friend you’ve been meaning to invite, now’s your chance! 🎟️ Snag a ticket: events.humanitix.com/minnedemo42?...

🥁 Drumroll, please... the Minnedemo42 lineup is: 🎙️ Sean Hobin, BeastBox 🐟 Lori Ryan + Arun Batchu, Gutchx 💡 Charlie Murray, Watt Window 🎫 Chris Minoko, Haflad 🤖 Sage Faraday, Rosenblatt 📦 Koy Payne, WhereHowSpace 🎮 Scott Bromander, SnekLab Learn more + come see them live Oct 1: lnkd.in/gZm7HEpK

🔔 Reminder: get your Minnedemo42 ticket before they’re gone! Come see what #mntech is building on Thu, Oct 1 at Minnesota’s geek show & tell — 7 live demos, 7 minutes each, no slides. Plus food, drinks + a whole lot of community. 🎟️ Tickets are free, snag yours: events.humanitix.com/minnedemo42?...

🎟️ Live now: Minnedemo42 tickets, take ✌️! The first drop went fast. If you missed out, now’s your chance to snag a seat for one of #mntech’s favorite nights: 7 demos. 7 minutes each. No slides. 📅 Thu, Oct 1 | Demos at 7pm 📍 The Ordway, St. Paul 👉 events.humanitix.com/minnedemo42?...

Minnehour was magical! ☀️ Familiar faces, new friends, and everyone genuinely excited to connect, learn, and share! A huge thanks to our friends at Improving for opening their doors to us - and to everyone who showed up and made the night what it was! Next up: Minnedemo42 on Oct 1 🎉

🎟️ The first round of Minnedemo42 tickets are officially SOLD OUT! Missed this round? Ticket Release #2 drops Sep 8 at 9am. Don’t want to wait until October to hang with the #mntech community? Join us TOMORROW! ☀️ Minnehour: End-of-Summer Social Sep 1, 4-7pm @ Improving luma.com/axsgy3q6

Check it out!! #Minnebar20 crop art took 5th at the #MNStateFair! 🌽🏆 Huge shoutout to Alisa Dean for this community collabortion, everyone who contributed, and Leah of @thatsgoodness.bsky.social for a design worthy of being immortalized in seeds! Find it in the Agriculture Horticulture Building.

Reminder: RSVP to join us next Tue, Sep 1 to send off summer Minnestar-style! 👉 luma.com/axsgy3q6

🎟️ It’s happening: Minnedemo42 tickets are LIVE! Join us Oct. 1 at the Ordway for one of Minnesota tech’s favorite nights of the year. 📅 Thu, Oct 1 | 5:30-10PM 📍 The Ordway | St. Paul 👉 events.humanitix.com/minnedemo42

🚨 LAST CALL: Minnedemo42 applications are due TONIGHT! Building cool MN-made tech? This is your sign to submit it. ⏰ Applications close Sun, Aug 23 at 11:59pm CT 👉 Apply: minnestar.org/minnedemo-ap... Know someone who should be on the Minnedemo stage? Give them one last nudge! 👇

We couldn’t let summer slip away without one more chance to connect! ☀️ Minnehour: End-of-Summer Social 📅 Tue, Sep 1 ⏰ 4–7pm 📍 Improving Minneapolis No agenda. Just great people and good conversation. Come when you can and help us send off summer Minnestar-style! 👉 RSVP: luma.com/axsgy3q6

Applying for Minnedemo is simple: 1️⃣ Tell us about you/your team 2️⃣ Brag about what you built 3️⃣ Break down your tech stack 4️⃣ Record a quick video (unedited, under 5 minutes) 5️⃣ Click submit! That’s it. If you have MN-made tech, take ~20 minutes to apply by Sun, Aug 23! minnestar.org/minnedemo-apply/

Wow, 50+ local job seekers have joined the Minnestar Talent Network! Real, verified people with incredible skills and experience across the #mntech community. Looking for your next great hire? Select local employers get free beta access. 👉 Join the waitlist: minnestar.invisiblenetwork.com

Want to demo your tech for an audience like this? 👀 Minnedemo42 applications are open, and due this Sunday, Aug. 23! Seven minutes. No slides. Just working tech on stage in front the most curious, supportive community around. 🛠️ Apply by Aug. 23: minnestar.org/minnedemo-apply

Building cool tech? We want to see it on stage! Minnedemo42 is Oct 1 and we're looking for technical, creative, unexpected, useful, ambitious, or just fun MN-made tech! 📥 Apply by Sun, Aug 23: minnestar.org/minnedemo-apply Know someone building something Minnedemo-worthy? Tag 'em 👇

🎉 Minnedemo is back Thursday, October 1! Save the date for an evening of live demos, meaningful connections, and celebrating Minnesota-made tech. 🛠️ Have something you’re building? Presenter applications are now open through August 23 at minnestar.org/minnedemo/ 🎟️ Free tickets drop Aug 25 at 2PM.

Join the #MNtech community at the movies on Thu, June 18! 🍿 Our friends at @improving.bsky.social are once again opening up their Annual Movie Night to the broader community! Join fellow techies for a private screening of Toy Story 5 the day before it hits theaters! Snag your tix: lnkd.in/enzcn_aV

📸 Minnebar20 photos are live! From packed sessions and hallway conversations to new connections and familiar faces — this year was something special. Huge thanks to Jeff Newcomer, Landry Goodwin, and Tyshawn Spearman for capturing the magic of the day 💙 photos.app.goo.gl/NK3W4P7XR92Z...

Full rooms? We love ’em. Too full? Not so much. Help us match sessions to the right rooms by building your Minnebar20 schedule today. 👉 sessions.minnestar.org Let’s be real: there’ll still be some floor-sitting, wall-leaning, and hallway-spilling… but that’s all part of the Minnebar magic!

🗓️ Big news: the Minnebar20 schedule is LIVE! We’ve got 180+ sessions (yes, really), and now it’s time to make your game plan. 👉 Build your schedule at: sessions.minnestar.org Your votes help shape room sizes, timing, and flow — so it really makes a difference if you take the time to weigh in.

A huge shoutout to all our sponsors for helping keep Minnestar events community-centered, free, and open to all — especially as we gear up for #Minnebar this weekend! We couldn’t do it without you 🫶

The #Minnebar20 schedule is coming together — and we need your help! Your votes help determine timing, room sizes, and how everything flows. Take a few minutes to weigh in: 👉 Visit sessions.minnestar.org 📝 Sign in or create an account ⭐ Vote for your faves A few clicks now = a better day May 2!

Get Minnebar-ready — tomorrow, April 21 at noon! 💬 MinneAMA: How to Minnebar for Newbies & Pros 📅 Tue, April 21 | 12-1PM (Virtual) Join us to ask anything — what to expect, how the day works, and how to get the most out of it. Jump in 👇 crowdcast.io/c/minneama-h...

T-minus 2 weeks until Minnebar 🚀 🎟️ Join the waitlist: events.humanitix.com/minnebar20?c... 🙌 Volunteer: signup.com/go/XJVLigN 🫶 Support Minnestar: minnestar.org/support-us/ 🎤 Submit by April 19: sessions.minnestar.org/home

Minnebar20 is taking shape 👀 130+ sessions in, but Minnebar isn’t about filling a schedule — it’s about building the right one. AI? It's covered. Now we’re looking for the interesting, human, unexpected. See what’s in the mix and what could make it even better 👇 minnestar.org/minnebar20-a...